Wichita eagle., 1887-04-15
CITY HALL AND COURT HOUSE.
What Many Leading Citizens Say.

}. citizens of this city and county. owing to tn
nadsquacy OF the present building to NEE
the present wants of the county, and som
very liberal offers have been made for tn
st present county building and the two lot
p upon which it stands the EAGLE this morn
g ing gives the views OF some leading men il
this city and county on the subject It
claimed that the present buildings owned b,
r the city and used for city purposes are no
l. sufficient and that the city ought to buy th
:, present county building We have been in
formed that an offer OF $4,000 has beer
y made to the county commissioner
: for the county building and ground by pri
z vate parties. This is a pretty round sum
Il consi lering the county only paid abou
81 600 for it, and took it at thes'
figures to secure what at the time was con
e sidered bad debt The common sense OF
g the people of this city and county generally
y enables them to do The right thing at about
the right time. After the matter Is
thoroughly discussed if the interest of this
county demands new court house, it will be
t built and built soon. Hear what the people
/ say.
Frank Dale-The city needs the present
county building and we ought TO have a
court house on the square.
Capt White-The time has come to per-
manently locate county and city buildings,
am in favor Of this and also a Board OF
Trade building.
j. o Davidson-I am strongly in favor Of
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c. A. Walker-The time has come for a
new court house The county is now able TO
do it. And the city needs respectable place
in which 10 do their business.
Tom Jewell-That is all right, am ia IA
vor of it.
W. S. Woodman-We need good court
house; the only question is whether this is
tae proper time.
r. W. Lewis-Strike while the iron is hot.
Tue old shell will nov sell for enough to
build court house which will be q credit to
the capital city of the southwestern empire.
| O. NJ Sherman-I am in favor Of the prop
osition.
W. w. Thomas-Now is the time for a new
court house.
Fl. D. Hiserman-Well, would like to see
the city own the present court house, we
need larger court house, would like TO see
Board of Trade building, too.
Sheriff Hayes-I have been advocating
that thing for year. l have talked it all
over the county, and 1 fad all the farmers
who are coming to the front. in favor Of it.
| H. G. Toler-I have been in favor of that
for some time.
Dick Tarlton-CertainIy do it.
A. Hess-There is q time for economy and
a time for liberality. We have saved our
resources as county, to accomplish other
court house.
Frank Williams-Our present court house
is too small, now is the time to move. The
present is always the time to act.
J. D. Hewitt-A moderate building not
too expensive in order to facilitate thu couu.
ty business is q necessity.
J. II. Black-A county as old as this ought
to have q better court houss. We are in
honor bound to build on the square that was
given to the county with the underst anding
that it would be used for that purpose.
Alexander Steele-We ought to carry out
our agreement with the donors Of the land
and put the court house on the square.
H. G. Lee-A city of this size needs re-
spectacle place to do her business and we
need larger court house.
w. E. Stanley-We are q great county,
and ought to have great court house
W. A Thomas-You bet your life, am
in favor of new court house. and Hank |
Hiserman ought to build it.
A. Ks.z-You may put ma down for the
new court house.
A. L. HOuck-Build her.
G. W. Bitting-I am in favor of Q new |
court house, hut do not know 50 much about |
building it away up there.
Charles Hunter-rhe court house Ia Tar
enough up town now.
J. V. Moffit-I am in favor OF the city |
owning the present court house and building !
a new court house on tho square, provided
the Main street fellows will allow Us to have
the board Of trade building down on DouSlns
avenue.
A. A. Post-Put me- down for that, too
E. ]. Chstield-I am in favor of anything
to get larger and better court house than
we now have.
Geo. Butler-That is the beat scheIns that
/ have heard Of for some time
VIM. Cary-We ought to have something
better in the way Of a court house and city
hall than We now have.
A. II. Imboden-Stand not on the erder of
doing it, but do it at once
r. W. Eldridge-All right; sell the old
court house to some county in the back
woods down in Arkansas. Il i, away behind
Ssdgwick county
w. A. Richey-Ws want Board of Trade
building down this way, and think de-
cent respect for msnkind requires US to
build court house on the square.
w. W. Dill-That is good enough
j. L. Hodge, am in favor of new court
house and q gooi one But don't want to
the county to do it.
John Herrig-I would like to see daisy
SQUIRT house, bnt don't want court house and ,
Board Of Trade building all up north |
c. n Grimes-We want a new court
house.
Judge Fisher-Tne county don't own tha.
quare and propose that Mrs Munger shall {
,ave 1t. The county have no; complied with t
heir contract X
F. W. lsrasl-We ought 10 have built
'ourt house on the square before this
A. Y. Deming-1 don't know about that: I
would be IL favor OF the city buying the /
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